Poster: #42WHC
Bahrain hosted the 42nd session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee from June 24 to July 4, 2018, in capital city Manama. Hashtag: #42whc
The event is notable for its adoption of new world heritage sites as well as the potential for delisting sites that are not fulfilling their commitments.
In 2018 there are 29 nominations – 5 natural, 3 mixed and 21 cultural.
As the sessions come to a close, this preview will transition toward more of a recap. Suggestions are welcome as the page is edited during and after the event.
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Livestreaming Video (10am-6pm ish, Bahrain)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCZQXsFCoy8iy1B_5AJApF7A
Key Links
http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/42com
http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/42COM/decisions
http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/42com/documents
http://whc.unesco.org/en/sessions/42com/documents/#state_of_conservation_reports
Nominations to be examined
World Heritage Committee’s 42nd session to be hosted by Bahrain
Archived Videos
Day 3
PDF Downloads
General information
WHC/18/42.COM/INF.1
Provisional Agenda of the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee
(Manama, 2018)
WHC/18/42.COM/3A
Local Site
http://42whcbahrain2018.bh
http://42whcbahrain2018.bh/side-events
Questions for the organizers and participants
- What would locals like visitors to know about Bahrain?
- What are the key takeaways from this meeting?
- What is the status of the Marketplace for World Heritage?
- How is 42WHC different from 41WHC?
- What country will host 43WHC?
Technical questions
- Does the public have access to what’s on the screen? Slides, edited word document, announcements?
- What is the difference between
unesco.org and 42whcbahrain2018.bh? - Will press conferences be streamed online and if so, will they accept questions from remote participants?
- On Flickr, can the organizers change some of the “All Rights Reserved” licenses to a Creative Commons attribution-sharealike? We and other websites would like to legally use or embed these pics.
- Do videos have transcripts or captions?
- Can we access or create transcripts?
- Are there shared Google docs?
- Is there a Twitter list of registered participants, sponsors or superfans?
Questions for the participants
- How does this meeting compare to similar events?
- Are you touring or exploring the host country during your visit?
Questions for UNESCO
- What are you envisioning as possible uses for the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike code?
Questions for the IUCN
- Is there overlap in these discussions and travel and tourism in protected areas? Are members of TAPAS contributing to or following the meeting?
Headlines
https://www.planeta.com/bbrrs-2018
https://www.planeta.com/tehuacan-cuicatlan
https://www.planeta.com/al-ahsa-oasis
Spotlight
https://www.planeta.com/gbrmp
https://www.planeta.com/grand-canyon
https://www.planeta.com/quito
https://www.planeta.com/tasmanian-wilderness
Developing features
Galápagos Islands
Iguaçu National Park
Island of Mozambique
Kathmandu Valley
Prague
Western Caucasus
Twitter
42 WHC List
https://twitter.com/planetanews/lists/42whc
42 WHC Moment
https://twitter.com/i/moments/996746608321572864
Background
During the World Heritage Committee session, the Committee reviews the state of conservation of World Heritage sites, inscribes new sites on the World Heritage List, and attends to other matters involved in the implementation of the World Heritage Convention.
The 21 States Parties of the current World Heritage Committee are the following:
Angola, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Burkina Faso, China, Cuba, Guatemala, Hungary, Indonesia, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Spain, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zimbabwe
The Chair of the Committee, Sheikha Haya Rashed Al Khalifa, is an international lawyer who served as Bahrain’s first female ambassador when she became Ambassador to France (1999 to 2004) and was the third woman to preside at the UN General Assembly. The Rapporteur is Anna E. Zeichner of Hungary. Azerbaijan, Brazil, China, Spain and Zimbabwe were elected as Vice-Chairs of the Committee.
Host Country: Newly elected member of the World Heritage Committee, Bahrain, hosts the 42nd session of the World Heritage Committee.
Headlines
Reforming UNESCO’s World Heritage – Mats Djurberg and Tora Aasland
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